Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the HIV-positive semi-structured interview participants (n = 20) in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Characteristics | N = 20 | # | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 9 | 45.0 |
Female | 11 | 55.0 | |
Age | 38.5 (32.3–45.3)a | 20 | |
Marital statusb | Married | 0 | 0 |
Living with partner / In stable relationship | 9 | 45.0 | |
Widow / Widower / Divorced | 10 | 50.0 | |
Never married | 1 | 5.0 | |
Education | 10 grade or less | 2 | 10.0 |
11 grade / Vocational school | 13 | 65.0 | |
College / Higher education | 5 | 25.0 | |
Employment at the time of the interview | Employed (full-time / part-time) | 12 | 60.0 |
Looking for a job | 3 | 15.0 | |
Homemaker | 2 | 10.0 | |
Other | 3 | 15.0 | |
Level of poverty (“In past year, how often you did not have money for basic things such as food or housing?”) | Daily/ Weekly | 2 | 10.0 |
Monthly | 2 | 10.0 | |
Sometimes | 8 | 40.0 | |
Never | 8 | 40.0 | |
Having permanent place of residence in past 30 days | Yes | 16 | 80.0 |
No | 4 | 20.0 |